Something Terrible
By Dean Trippe
Reviewed By: Derrick Crow
Summary: In 18-pages Mr. Trippe gives you an in-depth look into his past and how Batman and other superheroes saved him from something terrible that happened in his life early on as a child. What follows is a very heart-crushing and at the same time heart-warming tale.
Review: We all experience the effects of demons at some point in our lives, more than likely at an early age. Personally, I was heavily bullied for many years growing up and it has taken a heavy toll on how I act towards people and how I exude my confidence upon them (see: I can be very timid). I still deal with the after effects of bullying sometimes, but nowhere near what I used to. I feel I’ve grown a lot since I graduated and I’m still growing up and past those demons.
Some people have experienced far worse, a truth that is often easily forgotten if you’re like me and don’t watch the news 24/7 or watch all the cop shows in the world. One of these terrible things being sexual abuse of a child; a taboo that is rarely touched upon realistically in any medium and its real life effects on those it happens to.
I personally don’t know anyone who was abused as a child in that way, so to read Dean Trippe’s tale was a sort of eye-opener and helped enforce my love for these heroes of different realms, such as Batman, the Doctor, and the Silver Surfer. These were my heroes growing up for they offered up worlds where justice prevailed and everything was always going to be all right in the end; just as they did for Mr. Trippe.
The story that unfolds in a simple 18 pages is very beautiful and very personal. Trippe keeps the images simple and to the point, letting your imagination unfurl what is going on while being up front at the same time. There are several panels in the story where Trippe has a metaphysical gun pointed to his head and I feel those serve as the most powerful images of the story and truly portray how his experiences followed him for so long.
But there is always a light at the end of every tunnel, and more often than not that light is the way out and here it manifests as the world’s greatest assembly of superheroes from all walks of media and geek culture. The afterword by Mr. Trippe himself brings everything full circle as he dishes about why he made this comic and the story behind it all and it is really moving and inspirational. Even if you haven’t experienced the same type of trauma, anyone who has experienced some sort of trauma will still understand in some way or another.
Final Score: There’s no way I could grade this. The feeling of freedom is too priceless for such.
Note: You can read a preview of Something Terrible online for free at http://www.tencentticker.com/somethingterrible/ and then do what I did and buy/download the entire story for the low-low price of 99 cents.
By Dean Trippe
Reviewed By: Derrick Crow
Summary: In 18-pages Mr. Trippe gives you an in-depth look into his past and how Batman and other superheroes saved him from something terrible that happened in his life early on as a child. What follows is a very heart-crushing and at the same time heart-warming tale.
Review: We all experience the effects of demons at some point in our lives, more than likely at an early age. Personally, I was heavily bullied for many years growing up and it has taken a heavy toll on how I act towards people and how I exude my confidence upon them (see: I can be very timid). I still deal with the after effects of bullying sometimes, but nowhere near what I used to. I feel I’ve grown a lot since I graduated and I’m still growing up and past those demons.
Some people have experienced far worse, a truth that is often easily forgotten if you’re like me and don’t watch the news 24/7 or watch all the cop shows in the world. One of these terrible things being sexual abuse of a child; a taboo that is rarely touched upon realistically in any medium and its real life effects on those it happens to.
I personally don’t know anyone who was abused as a child in that way, so to read Dean Trippe’s tale was a sort of eye-opener and helped enforce my love for these heroes of different realms, such as Batman, the Doctor, and the Silver Surfer. These were my heroes growing up for they offered up worlds where justice prevailed and everything was always going to be all right in the end; just as they did for Mr. Trippe.
The story that unfolds in a simple 18 pages is very beautiful and very personal. Trippe keeps the images simple and to the point, letting your imagination unfurl what is going on while being up front at the same time. There are several panels in the story where Trippe has a metaphysical gun pointed to his head and I feel those serve as the most powerful images of the story and truly portray how his experiences followed him for so long.
But there is always a light at the end of every tunnel, and more often than not that light is the way out and here it manifests as the world’s greatest assembly of superheroes from all walks of media and geek culture. The afterword by Mr. Trippe himself brings everything full circle as he dishes about why he made this comic and the story behind it all and it is really moving and inspirational. Even if you haven’t experienced the same type of trauma, anyone who has experienced some sort of trauma will still understand in some way or another.
Final Score: There’s no way I could grade this. The feeling of freedom is too priceless for such.
Note: You can read a preview of Something Terrible online for free at http://www.tencentticker.com/somethingterrible/ and then do what I did and buy/download the entire story for the low-low price of 99 cents.